I must be a rocket scientist because I have the perfect solution: If you don't like Rivendell, don't go to their web site or consider their bikes. Duuuuhh!!
Grant P. & Riv aren't hurting me . . . I'm doing my thing and he's doing his, whatever the F' that is. If he's not crossing me I don't give a F'.
I have another revelation: Grant P. & Riv don't give a F' about you guys not liking them. You represent less than 0.001 percent of all bikers in America. Even less! Way less! You can't hurt him by not buying his bikes, so why waste so much energy hating him? If you don't like him, don't buy his bikes. Move on with your lives. Real simple.
__________________
See, this is why we can't have nice things. - - smarkinson
Where else but the internet can a bunch of cyclists go and be the tough guy? - - jdon